The UniFi UF6000 range of Wi-Fi chips is the “world’s smallest and lowest-cost” range of 802.11n compatible devices to add to its connectivity center line-up. At less than 16mm-sq of silicon, the UniFi UF6000 devices are designed as embedded Wi-Fi products, making them the lowest cost way of adding an 802.11n enabled Wi-Fi to mobile devices.
As more smart and feature-phones start to include Wi-Fi, the UniFi UF6000 Wi-Fi range will provide manufacturers with the lowest cost route to integrate Wi-Fi into handsets without compromising on performance or PCB space. The UF6000 range supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g and n. By achieving lower cost points for Wi-Fi integration, Wi-Fi can be integrated into mainstream handsets and portable devices where previously the cost was prohibitive.
By combining the UF6000 with the company’s recently launched low-cost GPS and Bluetooth chip, BC7830, CSR is able to offer customers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM transmit and receive at a combined silicon area of 27mm-sq – the main competing solution is 40 percent bigger.
With a silicon size of less than 16mm-sq, the UniFi UF6000 range is the “industry’s smallest” 802.11n compatible device. All of the series are available in 0.5mm pitch wafer level chip scale packaging (WLCSP), the smallest and lowest cost packaging option. This means that the UniFi UF6000 range can easily be adopted for chip-on-board designs, a key step in lowering the cost for manufacturers to embed Wi-Fi. For module solutions, ultra-thin WLCSP packages can be supplied with an impressive low profile of just 0.35mm. The UniFi UF6000 range is available in either 2.4GHz only or 2.4/5GHz giving complete flexibility to manufacturers in their choice of Wi-Fi.
The UniFi UF6000 range supports IEEE 802.11n Single Spatial Stream, providing high data speeds of up to 72Mbps, enabling mobile devices to benefit from the higher speeds of 802.11n without requiring the multiple power hungry radios of the current 802.11n MIMO solutions. It also supports technology known as Space Time Block Coding (STBC), which provides advanced throughput and range in challenging RF environments. It is fully compliant with IEEE802.11e QoS, Wi-Fi Alliance WMM Power Save and 802.11n power saving, ensuring the lowest possible power consumption.
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